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Download How to sell documents on Docsity and more Study Guides, Projects, Research Science education in PDF only on Docsity! Y docsity How to sell documents on Docsity Index Billing Data and PayPal 01 My first upload02 Downloads vs Sales03 My Earnings and Withdraw04 Pag. 4 Pag. 5 Pag. 13 Pag. 15 Improving my earnings05 Pag. 18 Terms, conditions and Copyright 06 Pag. 22 FAQ - Selling documents07 Pag. 24 Best practices and case studies 08 Pag. 26 My first upload chapter 02 5 You can sell different types of documents of which you own the intellectual property. This means that they are original documents, you are the creator or that you have the permission to sell them. Types of Documents2.1 summary documents: summaries, outlines, conceptual maps, presentations; discursive documents: notes, slides, handouts, thesis, research, projects; exercises: solved exam exercises, quizzes and so on. The main categories of documents are: documents you have already created in the past; you can create and sell new ones. You can choose: There is no set template for accepted documents but remember that the most sold ones are clear, well explained, well structured and formatted. Since each type of document has its own characteristics, each one of them can have value for buyers. Therefore, when choosing which document to sell, try to keep in mind: My first upload 6 which users your document may be useful for what type of document you are best at creating what are your highest quality documents You know your potential buyer better than anyone else. For example, a chemistry student could find more useful documents such as solved exercises or conceptual maps while a history student could prefer more a summary. Number There is no limit to the number of documents you can sell. However, the more you consistently upload quality documents, the more your sales are likely to increase. Keep your profile active. Length There is no ideal length for a document but consider that it should be exhaustive, clear and consistent with its topic and the price you have chosen. Extremely short documents (in terms of pages) will be harder to sell than longer ones. Always try to imagine what your potential buyer needs in order to choose the best documents to sell. So ask yourself: would I buy it? Why? Why not? Number, length and subject of the documents 2.2 Document subject One step in the document selling form is choosing the subject among the available ones. For example, if the document is “child brain development” the subject could be “developmental psychology”. 7 My first upload If you can’t find the exact subject of your document, select a broader one. Considering the case below, the broader one could be “general psychology”. If there is absolutely no proper subject to select from the list you can reach out to Docsity support to explain the problem and suggest the subject you need. It’s important to make a proper association between document and subject because it allows users to find your materials more easily. save into PDF format from the original file. For example, if the document is docx, word allows you to do it. use external resources. If you search “turn document into pdf” on Google, there is a list of websites that allow you to do it for free. The allowed formats are: pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, rtf, xls, xlsx. The ideal one is PDF. In order to convert documents in PDF format you have different options: How? → open the original file in word, click the "File" tab → "Save As" → Select "PDF" from the “Save as” drop-down list. Document Format2.3 Set the price of your document* Pricing When you fill the upload form, you have to set the price of your documents. How does it work? The document price is expressed in premium points ( ) and a certain amount of premium points corresponds to a certain net gain for each download (Docsity's fee is already considered). 2.6 My first upload 10 In the dropdown menu, you will see all the available prices: they go from a minimum of 20 points to a maximum of 500 points. Example: If you set 20 points as price, you earn 1.28 US$ for each download. If you sell the document three times, you gain 3,84 US$ . This amount is the actual earning. 20 points (you earn 1.28US for each download) 30 points (you earn 1.92US for each download) 40 points (you earn 2.56US for each download) 50 points (you earn 3.20US for each download) Remember that you can change the price of your documents whenever you want through the edit option. DOWNLOAD Why does Docsity use premium points? In order to buy a document, users have to subscribe to a Premium Plan or Power Top-Ups. Check section 3.1 to learn more. Each type of premium subscription includes a different amount of points the users can spend on the Docsity Store. By setting a document price you can choose how many points the user will have spend to get that document. Once in the store, the user can see how many points your document costs but not the money you earn. My first upload 11 Document Title 20 POINTS Want to know better how to set a price? Check section 8.2 to learn about pricing definition strategies. After uploading Once you have uploaded a document, it will take approximately 48 hours to be approved by the system and appear on the Docsity Store. During these 48 hours, you can’t take any direct action (e.g. delete or edit) on the document. If you notice the approval time is longer or you need to modify/delete your document in those 48 hours, contact Docsity's Support. 2.7 To edit: go to the section “my documents” → “uploaded” → select the document → “edit”. Change the sections you want (title, description, price, etc...). To delete: go to the section “my documents” → “uploaded” → select the document → “edit” → “delete”. Once approved, it’s possible to edit or delete a store document anytime. In the section Documents management and visibility of the FAQs there are some answers related to this topic. My first upload 12 My Earnings and Withdrawals chapter 04 15 As a seller, you decide how much to earn from each download. While uploading the document, in the sale form, you set the price of the document. Docsity applies a fee of approximately 30% of the price to each transaction for marketplace services. This fee may change depending on the buyer's country and currency. However, in the sale form it is possible to see all your earnings per download. How much do I earn with each download? 4.1 Creating your Paypal account4.2 All you need to withdraw is a PayPal account. If you haven't already, see the instructions below: Go to www.paypal.com in a web browser; If you prefer, you can use a PayPal mobile app on your phone or tablet. Click “Sign Up” (blue button in the upper-right corner of the page); Select sign up for a “Personal” account; Select your Country; Enter your personal details; After creating your PayPal account, link your credit card and bank account to PayPal; For this, click the “Pay & Get Paid” tab and select “Banks & Card”. Once you add a payment method to PayPal, you can use it to send money. Verify your email address with PayPal. My Earnings and Withdraw 16 In case that you have already created your PayPal account, you can add or check your PayPal email address in the sales section. How do I withdraw my earnings? Is there a minimum or maximum amount to withdraw? 4.3 To make a withdrawal request you must have earned more than € 10, $ 10 or R$ 20,00. If you have this minimum, the withdraw button will be activated in the sales section of your account. The money will be paid directly to the PayPal account that you have associated with the account during the filling of your seller profile. If necessary, you can change your PayPal account whenever you want in the sales section. When can I withdraw my earnings? You can make your withdrawal request at any time, as long as you must have earned more than €10, $10 or R$ 20,00. All you need to withdraw is a PayPal account. 4.4 My Earnings and Withdraw 17 How long does it take to receive my money on my PayPal account? Upon approval of the withdrawal request, the money will be deposited into your PayPal account generally within 15 days. On the occasion that the request is not answered within this period, contact Docsity Support. 4.5 Is there any fee to withdraw my earnings? When selling documents on Docsity, you decide how much you earn from each of your documents, there are no hidden fees. There is only the payment platform (PayPal) fee, which varies according to your country's currency. Other than that, there are no additional fees or discounts. 4.6 If necessary, you can check your PayPal email address in the sales section of your account. Go to docsity.com; Log into the site with your existing username and password; Click on your profile picture; Select “My documents”; Click “Uploaded” Click on the title of the document you want to share on your social media; Click ; Copy the link and share! Go to docsity.com; Log into the site with your existing username and password; Click on your profile picture; Select “My documents”; Click “Uploaded” Click on the title of a document you sold; On the document page, in the right corner of the page (below the document description), you will see your Docsity username; Click on your username; Copy the page link and share! Follow the steps below to share your document: Also, you can share all your documents at once. To do this, share your Docsity profile: How can I share my documents through social media? 5.2 Improving my earnings 20 How can I track my sellings? 5.3 You can track your sales in the sales section of your account. Go to docsity.com; Log into the site with your existing username and password; Click on your profile picture; Select My reviews; You can see the feedback you received on the Received section. You can check ratings and feedback received on your document page. To do this, follow the instructions below: For now, you can view the number of downloads and price of the document. That being the case, access My documents. Also, if you are disappointed with your document earnings you can change the price, title and description to make them more attractive to users. For that, access “My documents” and click . Is it possible to receive feedback on the performance of my document? 5.4 Improving my earnings 21 DOWNLOAD Documents not created by you; Documents made by you in collaboration with others people who have not given you permission to sell it. Documents which infringes intellectual property, for example copied documents; Documents protected by either copyright, such as books or slides. Documents that infringe fundamental human rights; Non-educational documents, such as advertisements, personal pictures, personal details, etc. You can only sell documents that you own the total intellectual property, like: study notes, slides, concept maps, exercises, summaries, paper, thesis e much more. It is not possible on Docsity to offer for sale the following documents: Terms and conditions. Copyright capitolo 06 22 Is it legal to sell my documents?6.1 Someone is selling a document that belongs to me, what would I do? 6.2 Report the problem to the Docsity team through the "Report document" button. This is on the document page below the orange "Download" button. 20 POINTS Report document How much can I earn by putting my documents up for sale? How can I maximize my document sales? How can I check my documents sales? Once I sell my document, do I still own the rights to it? Once the document is sold, how much is my profit? How do I withdraw money once I have sold a document? When can I withdraw my earnings? I would like to withdraw but I don't have a Paypal account. What should I do? I made a mistake in entering the email associated with Paypal and have already made the withdrawal request. What should I do? I made a withdrawal request but the deposit was not credited to me. What should I do? I would like more information on requesting an invoice. What should I do? Sales and earnings7.3 FAQ - Selling documents 25 The content is nicely formatted and the structure is clear. The subject and/or main topics are clearly stated in the title. The more information it shows to potential buyers the better: type of document, university, academic year, professor and so on. Best-seller documents in Docsity usually have certain characteristics, such as: You may already have some documents ready to be uploaded. Before you do so, have a look at similar documents in the Store to understand how it compares to them. If there are already a lot of documents on those topics, it may be harder to compete and earn downloads. However, you may find that there are many ‘hot topics’ (e.g. they are frequently requested, students usually struggle with them, etc.) that haven’t been covered in the documents in Store - this could be a good opportunity for you to create a specific document to tackle these topics! Best practices and case studies chapter 08 26 Document typology & Subject8.1 How demanded from other students is the content of your document? How rare is the content of your document? Are there other documents in the Store on that particular topic? If so, what is their average price? How does the quality of your documents compare to the best- selling ones within your field of study? Choosing the right price for your documents will likely be dependent on several factors. For instance: Pricing Definition Tips8.2 Best practices and case studies 27 Check other documents related to yours in the Store. That will give you an idea of the price and quality of the document. There is no “right” of “wrong” price for documents, but there are two main pricing strategies that you can adopt. Lower price to get more downloads. Higher price to get more earning with each download. This strategy allows more users to download your documents and the earnings come from the amount of downloads. This strategy allows you to earn more from each download but could reduce the possibility to get a lot of downloads. . Keywords are selected based on the number of times it is searched for in Google each month. The greater this volume of searches, the greater the chance of the keyword being categorized like primary. One way to check the search volume of a keyword is in Google Trends. Best practices and case studies 30 Search engine understand document content; Search engine linking less common searches, like “acceleration practice problems”, with the document page; Do not constantly repeat the primary keyword. Secondary keyword Secondary keywords help the search engine to rank your document in the top position and are related to the primary keyword. These words appear less frequently than primary keyword, but contribute to: Note that secondary keywords often include primary keywords, such as “acceleration how to calculate” (secondary) and “acceleration” (primary). You can use Google Trends to check secondary keyword suggestions. Heads up: It is important to use a keyword that is related to the content of your document. For example, if you use “root” as a primary keyword because you know that it is a word with high search volume, but the document is about “square root”, Google understands your “trick” and will leave your document page in a lower position on the search engine. For that reason, choose your primary keyword careffuly. Tip: using secondary keywords is a great strategy in describing your document, because help capture students for your material. Primary keyword: acceleration. Secundary keyword: acceleration formula, acceleration definition, acceleration how to calculate, acceleration graphs, acceleration examples. Document Title: Acceleration: how to calculate? Formulas you need Document description: In this Physics document, study what acceleration is and understand acceleration definition. Also, learn the acceleration formula, its units and see acceleration graphs. Throughout the document, look at acceleration examples, such as accelerating a vehicle, launching a rocket, a ride on a roller coaster and many others. The document is for university students who want to learn acceleration in an easy and fun way. Practical example Imagine that you are going to sell a Physics study note about "acceleration", so: Best practices and case studies 31 Title & description8.4 As you may already be aware, most of the content in Docsity is indexed by Google so you can also find it when searching for certain terms and/or keywords. Unfortunately this indexing process may take some time so do not worry if you do not get many downloads over the first couple of weeks after the upload. However, it is important to consider some SEO (Search Engine Optimization) principles that may help your document come up at the top of the search results on Google: Have you ever decided to read a book or watch a film based on the title/sinopsis? Do not underestimate the power of a well written title and description! Include different keywords (words or phrases) that well describe the topic of the document and that you know are used by students when searching for the content of your document. Best practices and case studies 32 What are dreams in psychology: theories of dreams In this Psychology document, you will learn everything about the concept of “dreams”, such as what are dreams in psychology; characteristics of dreams; reasons why we dream; theories about dreams, including Freud’s dream theory; examples of dreams. The document is for university students who want to learn Psychology in an easy and fun way and pass the general psychology exam. Example: TITLE EXAMPLE (in the sales form is allowed between 20 and 90 characters): DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE (in the sales form is allowed between 30 and 500 characters): Don’t forget to include some more details in your description: you can seize this space to further explain the approach of your documents and why it is important. Seller Self promotion8.5 Talk about your selling activity to people around you (other students, colleagues and so on) Share your Docsity documents through social media. To do so, read section 5.2. Your knowledge and time spent creating documents has value, so why not promote yourself? Self promotion activity could be a good way to increase your sales. Some possible ways to do it are: